This week (and it is only Tuesday) has been a "spendy" week. Yesterday we went to Petco to get the flea and tick drops for the dogs. We buy Advantix in four packs ( enough for four months of treatments), so for about 60 dollars per pack. That, dog food (40 pound bag) chew toys, and carpet treatment for a couple of doggy stains we spent close to 170.00 dollars........ on the dogs. This is part of our yearly budget. I have automatic withdrawals from both of our checking accounts to ING. At ING we have a sub account for dog expenses. A simple online transfer will cover most of the expense. I only started the dog account this year, so I do not yet quite have enough.
Again, the weather is still mild and my husband's work is not yet that busy. Debt repayment/savings is at a standstill. Hopefully in the next week or so, he will be getting his 40 hours and we can get ahead of the debt again.
Oh, this month I did acquire $25 in Amazon gift cards through SwagBucks for a total of $50 to date. This will definitely help with my $500 Christmas Challenge. I do have a sub account at ING for Christmas too, so I won't be unprepared like I was last year. It's not like I didn't know Christmas came every year, because we all know it does! Duh!! I just never planned for it in my budget. But this year is different. I am going to be ready!
Hope you all have a beautiful Tuesday!
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I love Carrabbas, mmmm yummy.
Holy moley swagbucks, right now I am only averaging $10 a month, congratulations to you.
Hope you have a great week also Lisa! You enjoyed a sunset last night and this morning I enjoyed a spectacular sunrise on the drive to work. (No doubt it's the same sun YOU saw:)Spring is only a month or so away and it's going to warm up quite a bit this week:)
You're doing great with your saving. I don't dare to set up automatic withdrawals. I'm always afraid I won't have the money to cover them.
Great job on your saving! I love the idea of using subaccounts on ING. Why didn't I think of that for my own irregular expenses? It's definitely going into the list of things to look into for my finances. Thanks!
I have a whopping 300 swagbucks...slow and steady...I've been doing the searching and getting on for the surveys and daily polls...it's just so s l o w. Glad you are able to get those amazon cards!
Pets really are a huge expense, still I love my little cat. Good idea to have a pet account
You are right about Christmas (and birthdays and other holidays)..we know they are coming, why aren't we planning for them? I'm so glad we've decided to start a Christmas fund at the beginning of the year. It will be interesting to see how we do this year once we bring home the baby and have to shop for 2 kids! Although, the baby will only be 9 months, he won't need THAT many gifts!
Great job on your saving! I love the idea of using subaccounts on ING. Why didn't I think of that for my own irregular expenses? It's definitely going into the list of things to look into for my finances. Thanks!
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